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Woke up alive. So I'm happy. :tup:

After retirement. I worked at Home Depot for 4 years. If we see seen someone stealing stuff. We wasn't allowed to touch them. We were told just to walk up to them and asked if they needed help in finding something. In the hope that them would notice that they were seen stealing.

We had a group that would come in around 8:30am, just before we would open the gate up to the garden center. They would grab a buggy and load up with cordless power tools and accessories. And head to garden center. We would open up the gate at 9am. We wouldn't have a cashier there until around 9:15. They thieves would run around pushing the loaded buggy to a waiting car parked in front of the garden center with the trunk open. They would basically throw the whole buggy into the trunk. And take off. This happened about once every 2 months.

Good Monday Morning All. 79* for a high today with 0% chance of rain. :bowdown: Going to get this week started guys. So hope you all have a Great Monday. :happydance: Stay Safe, Stay Positive and Keep Moving Forward. :tup:

Remember: "The Body Achieves What The Mind Believes."

The Geniuses just voted for another clown mayor. They deserve what they vote for.

In California the cops won’t even take a police report if the thefts are under $1000. So the thieves keep their loot under the cap and go scot free.

It’s the Democratic way! :shakes head:

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goooood morning vietnam :hello::hello:

220 Days until Thanksgiving 2023

252 Days until Christmas 2023

259 Days until New Years 2024

? Days until EW pays off his BMW

Is this before or after taxes? :rofl2:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/17/busin...ers/index.html

"McDonald’s is upgrading its burgers."

"The upgrades apply to the Big Mac and the McDouble burger as well as the classic cheeseburger, double cheeseburger and hamburger."

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. I guess I will find out on Thursday on whether these "upgrades" are worthy.

People were too terrified of their own shadow to walk out of their homes. Fkn pathetic.

Then they get all pissy over businesses leaving due to the shitty laws. Apparently its racist to not want to be stolen from.

How is that funny? It's pathetic that they let these people off so easily. This **** leads to larger crimes.

The TP thing started years ago with Johnny Carson one night. On his show. He was joking around and said that there was a TP shortage. People the next day cleaned the shelves out. The shelves were empty for over a week or so.

As a minority, quite frankly, I'm getting tired and annoyed about other minorities using the race card constantly. It's really starting to get old.

The TP and cleaning sections were wiped clean for months out, like a year before we started seeing replenishment in my area. Wal-Mart, Publix, Costco, CVS, Walgreens, etc. were all out. Then came the meat section where this was wiped clean for a few months.

kin folk!:hello:

stay away from it kin folk, its bad for you.:iagree:

thats what these folks do down here, south floridians take it to a whole new level..

So is drinking alcohol.

McD's once a week is a strong motivation for me to keep hitting the gym.

I remember there being a limit on TP and cleaning products and the cashiers had to put them aside to make sure everyone was playing the by the rules.

Costco had someone constantly next to the items and they would hand you 1.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/11/busin...ook/index.html

"IMF: Banking crisis boosts risks and dims outlook for world economy."

"Already, the global economy was grappling with the consequences of high and persistent inflation, the rapid rise in interest rates to fight it, elevated debt levels and Russia’s war in Ukraine. Now, concerns about the health of the banking industry join the list. 'These forces are now overlaid by, and interacting with, new financial stability concerns,' the IMF said, noting that policymakers trying to tame inflation while averting a 'hard landing,' or a painful recession, 'may face difficult trade-offs.'"

"In a separate report published Tuesday, the IMF said that while the rapid increase in interest rates was straining banks and other financial firms, there were fundamental differences from the 2008 global financial crisis. Banks now have much more capital to be able to withstand shocks. They also have curbed risky lending due to stricter regulations."

One of the very few times where I will say an article does hit on the key points somewhat accurately. There is a recession coming, no question about it. Esp. Millennials, when "recession" is heard, they think of 2008, and this upcoming recession won't be as bad as the Great Recession, but people will still feel the effects of it. And notice how they mentioned "hard landing", when the higher ups from the Feds and Treasury still talk about a "soft landing".

I thought it was common knowledge that the majority of people who vote for Democrats don't pay taxes. :confused:

Ummm... EVERYTHING is racist. Ask any Democrat.

The Democrats haven't hated a President (Trump) this much since Lincoln took their slaves away. :hello:

Just making a general observation. If you look at the attached picture with the coins that are generally used the most, you will find the Quarter (Washington), Nickel (Jefferson), and Dime (FDR) all face to the left, while the Penny (Lincoln) faces the right. Also, the first 3 coins are all silver in color, whereas the last is brown. And what was the major thing Lincoln did? Just saying.

Then recently, they changed on some of the coins the directions in which they face.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/17/busin...uit/index.html

"Shaq is finally served in FTX investor suit after months of hiding, lawyers say."

"'A lot of people think I’m involved, but I was just a paid spokesperson for a commercial,' the basketball champion told CNBC in December."

So then why evade? :gtfo2::gtfo2::gtfo2::gtfo2:

https://www.fox13news.com/news/desan...led-a-fast-one

"DeSantis v. Disney: Governor says ‘round 2 of fireworks are coming' after theme park ‘pulled a fast one'"

Disney, time to :gtfo2::gtfo2::gtfo2::gtfo2:

https://www.fox13news.com/news/forme...ral-corruption

"Former gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum heads to court on federal corruption charges."

Andrew Gillum :gtfo2::gtfo2::gtfo2::gtfo2:

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i'll have to take your word kin folk

wow, thats crazy dude..

the entitled pricks down here wouldnt have any of that sh1t..:icon17:

fake news.:iagree:

what a fall from grace.. :shakes head:

I remember during a visit to Publix and first seeing these signs (attached), I asked the store manager specifically what the policy was. There was a limit obviously, but how long did this limit last? For example, if I bought and left the store, then came back later that day, would I be able to purchase 2 more? He said as long as I physically left the store and came back, I could do this as many times as I wanted.

So I did exactly that. Bought my 2, left, came back - rinse and repeat.

On the 5th visit, one of the cashiers apparently ratted me out to the customer service manager. After I checked out/paid and headed for the door, he flagged me down and said I would need to return them for a refund. I told him to speak with his store manager, as he was the one that told me I could do this. I guess he got butt hurt that I wouldn't oblige so he started raising his voice and further demanded that I return them. I told him I've already paid and this is legally my property, and told him in a nice way to go pound salt. As I was walking out, he then screamed for me to never return to the store.

I called and spoke with the store manager, informing him of what happened, as well as the corporate office. Even their corporate office echoed the same message on what the store manager told me to do. I informed both of them that I didn't need an apology from them, but rather an apology from that CS Manager. Of course, my nature is that I absolutely had to get that apology out of spite and principle.

I wanted to make another rinse/repeat trip on another day and called the store to see if he was working that day. I could tell that he was watching me on the way out and on my last trip, I looked at him and asked him if I needed to return these and then told him I'd be back in 2 minutes.

You better have worn your mask, lemming…

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definitely not the golden rule.

Definitely a GOLDEN RULE!

I did something like that at Cabela's. Wifey and me made a couple of trips to stock up. :tup:

F*CK the golden rule. I act accordingly to present company.

EXACTLY! Typically, I ask for forgiveness, not permission. That particular time around, I ask the head-honcho of the store and gave me his blessing.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/17/polit...ion/index.html

"Santos announces 2024 reelection campaign for New York congressional seat."

No motherf*cker :gtfo2::gtfo2::gtfo2::gtfo2: